How to take advantage of the camera of the nokia lumia 520

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable terminal within the company's Windows Phone range. Its price, of only 190 euros in free format, makes the terminal a clear opportunity to test the latest Microsoft icons under a chassis designed by one of the manufacturers that takes the most care of the design of their creations. Nokia not only take care of their design, they also bet on all-terrain terminals that can work anywhere. And perhaps, the photographic part is one of the main assets of their teams.

We must bear in mind that this team belongs to the input range of the manufacturer. And therefore, the results will not be the same that the user can verify in equipment such as the Nokia Lumia 920 or the most recent, Nokia Lumia 925. However, the results are more than decent. The Nokia Lumia 520 has a rear camera that integrates a sensor five megapixel, and even without an integrated flash, captured images are pretty decent and good quality. Of course, it will always be necessary to bear in mind that it will be necessary to have enough ambient light to be able to verify the best results.

Technical characteristics of the photo camera

It has a five-megapixel sensor and the lens is a Carl Zeiss Tessar with f / 2.4 aperture. Meanwhile, the user will be able to apply digital zoom of up to four times. On the other hand, the Nokia Lumia 520 camera has automatic focus to get the best results and photos with the least possible noise. In addition, it is capable of recording videos in high definition (1280 x 720 pixels) being able to apply optical zoom during capture and the rate is 30 images per second, which achieves a great naturalness in the movement of the elements of the video.

On the other hand, the Nokia Lumia 520 camera can be operated in two ways: the first is through the four-inch touch screen, while for more comfortable use, the terminal has a dedicated button on one of its sides, thus becoming a whole camera for occasional use.

Photo camera functions

Nokia has not only put the hardware of the Nokia Lumia, but has also worked to contribute its bit in the software section with different applications. But the first are the extra functions that the client can use in this Nokia Lumia 520. Some of them are the «Panoramic photographs» with which to obtain photographs with a wide coverage of the landscape. And this is thanks to the possibility of taking different photos and pasting them digitally, resulting in the panoramic photo without the need to edit on a computer.

Another of the functions that exist is what is known as "Smart Shot". This function takes different shots in a row ”” four to be exact ”” after pressing the shutter button. Subsequently, the user must choose which of all of them is the one that most closely matches their expectations, and may even remove elements or people who do not want to appear in the final result. Furthermore, if by chance, one of the participants in the photograph has closed their eyes, it will also be possible to choose the ideal moment for each face. In other words, the "Perfect Photography" will be achieved.

Meanwhile, another of the funniest functions is the one known under the name "Animated Photos". What is achieved in this case? Well, some photographs with movement, something like a GIF image. The smartphone "" the Nokia Lumia 520 in this case "" will record a small clip of a few seconds. After this, it will let the user choose which parts of the capture they want to leave animated and, above all, how long they want the animation to last. In this way, more original and endearing results are achieved.

Editing photos from the Nokia Lumia 520

The Finnish company also created software for its range of terminals under the Microsoft icons. And one of the most complete photo editing applications is known as "Nokia Creative Studio". This application, which is free from the Windows Phone Store ”” the platform's online store ””, has different editing options. The first one is to take a photograph of a person "" a better close-up "" and begin to deform his face, leaving a more pleasant result.

On the other hand, the user will also be able to do simple editing tasks such as cutting, changing the exposure, rotating the images or applying different filters. something like what is achieved with the famous application, and social network, Instagram. In addition, another possibility is to be able to focus on a person or object, and leave the background blurred to highlight the main protagonist of the capture. As we have indicated, this application is completely free, it can be found in the application store, although it is only compatible with devices that work under the latest version of the operating system, Windows Phone 8.

Third party apps

Similarly, from the application store there are different applications "" and many of them free "" to take advantage of the Nokia Lumia 520 camera. For example, if the user likes filters or likes finishes with a retro touch, one of the most famous applications for the platform is Lomogram, with it you can apply more than 40 filters and share the results on different social networks of the moment.

On the other hand, there is the Fhotoroom app. In this case, it is an application that will replace the original function of the Nokia Lumia 520. What can be done with this application, also free? Well, countless things. From applying 17 types of effects, to being able to apply more or less light to the captures. You can also retouch the white balance or make small edits such as resizing or cropping. In addition, this application has full integration with the cloud storage service, SkyDrive. So it will not occupy space in the internal memory of the Nokia Lumia 520 "" its capacity is eight GigaBytes "".

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Nokia Lumia 520 data sheet

Standard	WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/1900 GSM / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Weight and measurements	119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm 124 grams (including battery)
Memory	8 GB of internal memory Expandable with 64 GB microSD cards 7 GB of SkyDrive storage 512 MB of RAM
screen	IPS LCD 4 inch WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels 16 million colors Crystal resistant 2D Technology Super Sensitive Touch
Camera	Sensor 5 megapixel 2592 x 1944 pixels Autofocus geotagging Flash LED Record HD video (720p @ 30fps) Photos Animadas Shooting Intelligent Panoramic Lens
Multimedia	Playback of music, video and photos Supported formats: MP3, eAAC +, WMA, WAV, MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV Document viewer Video and photo editor Nokia Music and Mix Radio with free streaming Microsoft Office integrated free
Controls and connections	Windows Phone 8 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1 GHz 3G operating system (HSDPA 21 Mbps / HSUPA 5.7 Mbps) Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS Bluetooth 3.0 technology with A2DP and EDR Accelerometer MicroUSB 2.0 Proximity Sensor 3.5mm Headphone Output
Autonomy	1,430 milliamp removable battery Talk: 9.6 hours Standby: 360 hours Music: 61 hours
Price	190 euros free
+ info	Nokia